Maryland–Virginia football rivalry

Maryland–Virginia football rivalry
First meetingOctober 11, 1919
Maryland, 13–0
Latest meetingSeptember 14, 2024
Maryland, 27–13
Next meetingTBD
TrophyTydings Trophy (1920s–1945)
Statistics
Meetings total80
All-time seriesMaryland leads, 46–32–2
Largest victoryVirginia, 45–0 (1997)
Longest win streakMaryland, 16 (1972–1987)
Current win streakMaryland, 4 (2012–present)
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Locations of Maryland and Virginia

The Maryland–Virginia football rivalry is an American college football rivalry between the Maryland Terrapins and Virginia Cavaliers. The Terrapins and Cavaliers first met in 1919 and the series was played annually from 1957 through 2013, before Maryland left the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) for the Big Ten Conference in 2014.

Maryland leads the series 46–32–2, although Virginia is 15–9 since 1991. Maryland possesses the longest winning streak of the series, sixteen games between 1972 and 1987, while Virginia has the second longest streak with nine consecutive wins ending in 2000.

The schools jointly announced a home-home series in 2017 that would be played during the 2023 and 2024 seasons.